South Carolina Inmate Faces Execution Choice After 13-Year Pause

Richard Moore must decide between a firing squad, electric chair, or lethal injection for his November 1 execution.

Richard Moore, convicted of a 1999 murder, has until October 18 to choose his method of execution or face electrocution by default.
Moore, who is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, is the first unarmed individual initially to be sentenced to death in South Carolina when they defended themselves with a weapon.
South Carolina's recent execution of Freddie Owens ended a 13-year hiatus due to difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs.
The state's electric chair and firing squad have been prepared and tested, while the lethal injection drug has been verified as potent and stable.
Moore plans to seek clemency from Governor Henry McMaster, though no South Carolina governor has granted clemency in the modern era of the death penalty.